<div dir="auto">Moti <br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div>Jeffrey Anderson</div><div dir="auto">Gaijingai </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>For of all sad words of tongue or pen,</div><div>The saddest are these:</div><div>It might have been.</div><div>- John Greenleaf Whittier</div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Moti Dichne</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:niramiai@gmail.com">niramiai@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Houshouryuu, Kotozakura training news<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Yokozuna Houshouryuu did not do any sumo at his heya in Taito Ward, Tokyo today but instead focused on light exercises such as shiko . He smiled as he said, "Nothing to see here," looking radiant. He withdrew from the last basho due to an injury to his left big toe, but the 19 bouts he had at the soken yesterday showed he was in good shape and well on his way to recovery. "It was good to be able to try out a variety of things," he added. The 26-year-old Yokozuna plans to step up his game by going for degeiko. With opening day fast approaching, he encouraged himself by saying, "I just need to keep attacking."</span><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Ozeki Kotozakura is planning on making a comeback in the Aki basho. showing off a sharp tachiai today in training that hinted at a repeat of last year's Kyushu Tournament, where he won the yusho He took part in the Nishonoseki Ichimon rengo keiko held at the Sadogatake beya in Matsudo, Chiba. He went head to head with Yokozuna Oonosato , and while his record was 3-12, he took the initiative at the tachiai and went on the offensive in most of the 15 matches. Under Kotozakura's pressure, Oonosato was unable to resist, pulling him down and winning the second match with a slap, but the fact that he was forced to pull back was proof of Kotozakura's good form. Even with the win, the Yokozuna, who has a bad habit of pulling , looked dissatisfied and shook his head. After the keiko, Kotozakura said, "I was attacking. Now I just need to improve in my own way," and although he had a serious expression as he had been overwhelmed in the wins and losses, he expressed a certain satisfaction. He also showed quite a few attacks from a low position, but he said, "I just went with the flow," and his body seemed to move naturally. Oonosato's Oyakata Nishonoseki also said, "His tachiai was very good and he seems to be in good shape. He has that explosiveness.," sensing</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(37,37,37)"> signs of Kotozakura's recovery. In this year's four bashos, he started with a 5-10 record in the first basho, but then went 8-7 in the next three tournaments in a row, meaning he was unable to join the yusho race. Despite performing well in pre-basho keiko, Kotozakura was more frustrated than anyone that he had not been able to win big in the actual tournament. That's why, after keiko today, he spoke with a serious expression, as if to convince himself, "I'll do what I have to do. It doesn't really matter that my body is moving well right now.. I'll just do my best to give my all at the basho."</span></span></div>
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